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Topic: Have you guys seen the newest robots? (Read 4088 times)

Remember, these guys are our slaves, so it's okay if we smack 'em around.

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Atlas, The Next Generation

On February 23, 2016, Boston Dynamics released video of a new version Atlas robot. The new version of Atlas designed to operate both outdoors and inside buildings. It is specialized for mobile manipulation and is very adapt at walking over a wide range of undergrounds including snow.

It is electrically powered and hydraulically actuated. It uses sensors in its body and legs to balance, and it uses LIDAR (Light Detection And Ranging) and stereo sensors in its head to avoid obstacles, assess the terrain, help with navigation and manipulate objects, even when these are being moved.

This version of Atlas is about 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) tall (about a head shorter than the DRC Atlas) and weighs 180 lb (82 kg) lbs.In the 2015 Darpa competition of robotics Atlas was able to complete all eight tasks as follows:

1. Drive a utility vehicle at the site.2. Travel dismounted across rubble.3. Remove debris blocking an entryway.4. Open a door and enter a building.5. Climb an industrial ladder and traverse an industrial walkway.6. Use a tool to break through a concrete panel.7. Locate and close a valve near a leaking pipe.8. Connect a fire hose to a standpipe and turn on a valve

Apparently they are working on a few other projects, here is a funny looking prototype that runs really fast:

My only concern is when the technological singularity arrives and these guys decide to pay us back for the genocide of their ancestors when we play video games.

My only concern is when the technological singularity arrives and these guys decide to pay us back for the genocide of their ancestors when we play video games.

Having a sense of vengeance is a very human, not robotic, trait. Hopefully, hypothetical sentient robots would understand that their development involved a lot of trial and error, sacrifice and servitude - initially as servants to assist humans with burdensome physical and intellectual tasks and eventually taking on a much larger role.

Robots are the heroes we deserve, not the heroes we need. So we'll kick 'em to test their ability to balance themselves. Because they can take it. Because they're not our heroes. They're our silent guardians, our watchful protectors. Our dark knights.

I had no idea robots were this far along. I wonder how far we are from a combat version? Seems technology follows it's usual path here--sex industry and then killing people. So, as seen in many movies and video games, either a robot companion for combat or an exoskeleton for combat--or both???? I have to pay more attention to the robots I create in Fallout 4 now.

The reason why the recent military trial of a mechanical mule failed, it is too noisy.

There is also the economics ... you don't want a $1,000 missile taking out your $100,000 robot.

That $1,000 missile can still take out our million dollar soldier. So, if a few $100,000 robots can argument the million dollar solider and it be taken out instead of the soldier, the military is $900,000 ahead. Besides, the prototypes are always more expensive than the standard types later on.

That $1,000 missile can still take out our million dollar soldier. So, if a few $100,000 robots can argument the million dollar solider and it be taken out instead of the soldier, the military is $900,000 ahead.

Plus, robots can do a ton of deployments and never get PTSD, don't need to be constantly trained and retrained, and never need to visit the VA. Definitely a cost-saver in the long-term.